Ohio State No.4 in men's basketball poll

Defending national champion Duke is the runaway choice at No. 1 and Ohio State is ranked fourth in the Associated Press preseason top 25 men's basketball poll.

Defending national champion Duke is the runaway choice at No. 1 and Ohio State is ranked fourth in the Associated Press preseason top 25 men's basketball poll.

Duke has two starters returning to a roster featuring highly touted freshman Kyrie Irving and transfer Seth Curry, the younger brother of former Davidson and current NBA star Stephen Curry.

The Blue Devils got 55 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel, easily outdistancing No.2 Michigan State, which had eight No.1 votes. Kansas State was third, with the final two first-place votes, followed by Ohio State and Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh, Villanova, Kansas, North Carolina, Florida and Syracuse round out the top 10. Illinois and Purdue were the other Big Ten teams to be ranked, 13th and 14 {+t}{+h}, respectively.